£2,250
The Minoprio Collection: British Design in the Arts & Crafts Tradition | 669
Auction: 11 January 2022 at 14:00 GMT
oak, the tambour doors enclosing adjustable shelves
Provenance:
Purchased from Edward Barnsley by John Minoprio
Literature: Curruthers, A. Edward Barnsley and his Workshop, 1992, pp.155-6, fig. 73
Note: The acquisition of new machinery to the workshop after the war resulted in new techniques such as veneering and, as in this example, tambour fronts, used in furniture from around 1954.